Throwback Friday, Time on the Moon with Tea and Lime


Today’s Throwback Friday poem is from October 2020. As is my way, I have made some poetic edits.



Time on the Moon with Tea and Lime (Revised)



between now and then
I see the full moon again
sip on tea and lime
and dream of a bygone time

where are you, old friend
hiding your face until the end
and I hear a distant tick-tock
buried under weathered rock

when it’s all said and done
my words fall one by one
inking blues, line after line
and I do not care the time

and sand flows drop by drop
from the timeless clock
adorning her silent cocoon
on the far side of the moon





The Kinks “Full Moon”, Lyrics

Haven’t you noticed a kind of madness in my eyes?
It’s only me, dear, in my midnight disguise
Pay no attention if I crawl across the room
It’s just another full moon

Don’t be afraid of me when I’m walking in my sleep
Don’t get alarmed, dear, when I start to crawl and creep
Try not to listen when I mumble like a loon
It’s just another full moon
It’s just another full moon

You see before you a truly broken man
‘Cause when it gets to midnight, I don’t know who I am
Full moon’s a-callin’, and it’s put a curse on me
And it will never set me free

The full moon’s still up there
Like a great white balloon
The owls are a-callin’
And they’re singin’ my tune
The night keeps a-crawlin’
I wish the day would come soon
To get away from another full moon
Here comes another full moon

If your hands start shakin’
When night starts to fall
If you’re scared of the moonlight
And the shadows on the wall
If the face in the mirror
Isn’t you at all
It’s just another full moon
It’s just another full moon






Ivor Steven (c) February 2025

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G'day, and welcome to my blog site. My name is Ivor Steven, I live in Geelong, Australia. I'm an ex-industrial chemist, and a retired plumber, and a former Carer of my wife(Carole), for 30 years, who suffered from severe MS. I Write poetry about those personal thoughts, throughout and beyond my life as a Carer. I've been blogging for over 2 years, and writing poems for 19 years. Of course a lot of my poems are about my favourite subject Carole, but since I've been blogging my writings have become quite varied, humourous, mystical, observational, and even a few monster/horror poems.

20 thoughts on “Throwback Friday, Time on the Moon with Tea and Lime”

  7. What a breathtaking, heart-touching quartet…your title, your photos, your poem, and that Kinks song. (Love The Kinks!)
    Coop and I always take a late night or very early morn walk just to spend time with the moon.
    (((HUGS))) ❤️❤️❤️

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    1. Thank you for wonderful words, Carolyn.… and my recent ‘moon’ photos encouraged me to use this one for my Throwback Friday article … and the Kinks are a longtime favourite of mine too 🎶💙😊💕🌏📘🐶

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